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Damages for Copyright Infringement - Charles and Ivy Ltd v Chelsea Supplies Ltd

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John Speed's Map of Lancashire (1610) Author:  John Speed, Copyright:  Public Domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court  (Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke)  Charles and Ivy Ltd and another v Chelsea Supplies Ltd [2026] EWHC 2556 (IPEC) (9 Oct 2026) This was an inquiry as to damages for copyright infringement conducted by Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke. The claimants were Charles and Ivy Top Ltd. ("CIT") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Charles and Ivy Ltd. ("CI").  The copyright works were 20 images of fencing elements and finishes, copies of which occupy the left-hand column of Annex A to the transcript of Judge Melissa Clarke's judgment in  Charles and Ivy Ltd and another v Chelsea Supplies Ltd   [2026] EWHC 2556 (IPEC) (9 Oct 2026). Those images had been made by Greg Robinson, a British citizen living in the UK.  He assigned the copyrights subsisting in those works to CIT on 7 July 2025....

Patents - DLP Ltd v Coram UK Holding Ltd.

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Douglas, Isle of Man Author: Zairon ;  Licence: CC BY 4.0 ; Source: Wikimedia Commons   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Mr David Stone sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)   DLP Limited v Coram UK Holding Limited . [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC) This was an action for the infringement of UK patent GB2446666 , a counterclaim for its revocation on the grounds of anticipation  and obviousness  and an application for its amendment.  The action and counterclaim came before Mr David Stone, sitting as a judge of the High Court on 21 and 22 July 2026.  He delivered judgment in DLP Limited v Coram UK Holding Limited [2026] EWHC 2448 on 25 Sept 2026.  By para [90] of that judgment, Mr Stone found the patent to be valid but not infringed.  He therefore dismissed both the claim and counterclaim. The Parties The claimant was DLP Limited ("DLP") , a Manx company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of products ...

Trade Marks - Flowerbx Ltd v Flowers Box London Ltd

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The Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice Author:  Muhammad Karns Licence:  CC BY-SA 4.0   Source:  Wikimedia Commons J ane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Recorder Amanda Michaels)  Flowerbx Ltd v Flowers Box London Ltd [2026] EWHC 2233 (IPEC) (7 Sept 2026) This was an action for infringement under s.10 (2) and s.10 (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 and a counterclaim for invalidity under s.47 (1)  and/or revocation under s.46 (1) .  The trade mark in suit was UK trade mark no. 3,223,726 , for the word mark FLOWERBX.  The allegedly infringing signs included FLOWERSBOX, FLOWERS BOX and FLOWERS BOX LONDON in various formats. The action and counterclaim came on before Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge of the High Court on 16 and 17 July 2026.  By her judgment in Flowerbx Ltd v Flowers Box London Ltd [2026] EWHC 2233 (IPEC) which she handed down on 7 Sept 2026, the learned recorder found for the claimant on the ...

Trade Marks - Automobile Club de L'Ouest v Omologato

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By Mike Roberts from London, United Kingdom - IMG_0419 CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2307324   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court  (Mr David Stone) Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO) v Omologato Ltd and Anothe r [2026] EWHC 2265 (IPEC) (27 July 2026) This was an action for trade mark infringement.  There was also a claim for passing off, but that cause of action was not relied upon in the end.  The claimant,  Automobile Club de L'Ouest ("ACO") , operates the 24-hour Le Mans endurance race .  The first defendant,  Omologato Limited (Omologato),  designs, markets and sells watches with a motor racing theme.   ACO objected to watches that had been supplied by Omologato bearing the signs "LE MANS", "LM" and "LMR."  Claim against Mr Kalra The second defendant was Shami Kalra ("Mr Kalra"), a director of Omologato.  Mr Kalra also registered the letters LMR as a trade mark for watche...